Stirrup.



L. A. LIVBLY.

STIRRUP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.11, 1913.

1,088,598. Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

IINITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEROY ANDERSON LIVELY, OF RAMP, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES H. MILLER, 0F HINT'ON, WEST VIRGINIA. V

STIRRUP.

Application filed January 11, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEROY ANDERSON LIVELY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ramp, in the county of Summers and State of West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stirrups, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stirrups; one object of the invention is to produce a sheet metal stirrup of simple and eflicient construction which may be manufactured at a very moderate expense, and which will be durable and useful.

A further object of the invention is to produce a sheet metal stirrup, the yoke of which shall be resilient or yieldable in this sense, that the yoke o-r arch of the stirrup may spread, so as to release the foot of the rider in the event of his being thrown, thus constituting what is generally known as a safety stirrup.

lVith these and other ends in view, which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications, within the scope of the appended claim, may be resorted to, when desired.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of a stirrup constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a. vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view, showing the bottom portion of the stirrup as it appears when the limbs of the yoke are spread apart.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The improved stirrup is composed of a strip of sheet metal which is bent to form a yoke A having limbs or side members 1-1 connected together by a bridge piece 2. Said bridge piece is curved downwardly between the limbs or side members, as shown, and it is provided intermediate the side edges Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914. Serial No. 741,562.

thereof with a struck-up loop or keeper 3, whereby the stirrup may be attached to the stirrup strap or leather.

The limb or side member 1 is provided at its lower edge with an inturned portion or flange 4 extending in the direction of the opposite limb 1, on which it' may terminally abut, as shown; the limb l is provided with a similar flange portion 5 extending beneath the flange portion 4 and terminating beneath the latter about midway between the side members. The flange portion 4, which constitutes the foot bar of the stirrup, is provided with a V-shaped notch 6 forming a tongue 7 which is bent downwardly beneath the free edge of the flange portion 5. The latter is provided with a notch 8 engaging and interlocking with said tongue, so as to prevent lateral displacement of the flange portions l and 5 relatively to one another.

As will be seen, the flange portion 4 constitutes the foot bar of the stirrup, and said foot bar is firmly supported for ordinary use in the angle between the side member 1 and the flange portion 5, which latter ex tends beneath the foot bar to form an additional support for the latter. The tongue 7 of the flange portion 4 which extends beneath the flange portion 5 will serve to interlock the parts in such a manner that the stirrup will be fully able to support any weight that will be ordinarily imposed thereon. If a rider should be thrown, and his foo-t be caught in the stirrup, the limbs or side members are capable of yielding unobstructedly in opposite directions, thereby freeing the riders foot and greatly minimizing the danger of serious injury.

The struck up keeper 3, together with the downwardly curved bridge piece 2, constitutes a brace whereby the top portion of the stirrup is stiffened so that while the resiliency of the limbs 1, 1 is not interfered with, the said limbs will not yield unduly to a comparatively light pressure. This construction also enables comparatively light and inexpensive material to be successfully employed in the manufacture of the device.

What is claimed is:

A stirrup formed of a single strip of resilient material bent to form a yoke, the limbs of which are provided with flanges, angularly disposed with respect to said limbs and overlapping one another, the flange of one limb being of such dimensions as to ex- In testimony whereof I affix my signature tend the entire distance between the limbs to in presence of tWO'WltIlQSSBS. constitute the foot piece of the stirrup, and LEROY ANDERSON LIVELY the flange of the second limb being extended 2' beneath the flange of the first mentioned W'itnesses:

limb and connected detachably therewith A. D. DALY, intermediate the ends thereof. G. J. HUGHES.

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